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Weak home starts reveal acute housing shortage

by Staff Reporter • 16 Sep 2008
New house starts were up 5.4 per cent on the June quarter 2007 but other dwelling starts were down 3.7 per cent, year... READ MORE

Property markets prime for investors

by Staff Reporter • 9 Sep 2008
Property figures released by Mortgage Choice and Real Estate Institute of Australia (REIA) released this morning... READ MORE

US Government seizes mortgage giants

by Staff Reporter • 8 Sep 2008
A surge in mortgage defaults and a worsening economy have the forced the US government to take action with the... READ MORE

No quick fix for inflation: RBA

by Staff Reporter • 8 Sep 2008
“Headline inflation figures will remain uncomfortably high for a little while yet,” Mr Stevens... READ MORE

GMAC US downsizes as credit crunch continues

by Staff Reporter • 5 Sep 2008
GMAC Financial Services and subsidiary ResCap yesterday announced in Fort Washington dramatic initiatives to... READ MORE

August sales slump as borrowers ?fence sit?

by Staff Reporter • 4 Sep 2008
Mark Hewitt, AFG general manager of sales and operations, said the figure indicated borrowers had decided to fence... READ MORE

Loan settlements, deposits up for Savings & Loans

by Staff Reporter • 3 Sep 2008
The credit union reported a $10.9 million net profit for the 2007/08 financial year yesterday - down from $15.82... READ MORE

Housing affordability deteriorates in every state and territory

by Staff Reporter • 1 Sep 2008
The proportion of family income required to meet average home loan repayments rose to 39.8 per cent in the quarter,... READ MORE

Auctions slump as buyers await rate cut

by Staff Reporter • 1 Sep 2008
In Sydney, the clearance rate was down to 46.9 per cent, almost 20 per cent below the figure for the same weekend... READ MORE

August 08: BankWest cuts Rate Tracker

by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2008
A BankWest spokesperson told Mortgage Business that “unanticipated volumes” and the bank’s “limited funds... READ MORE

RBA set to cut rates

by Staff Reporter • 20 Aug 2008
Despite the risk of inflation, minutes from the bank’s meeting showed the risk of a “deeper and more... READ MORE

First home buyer affordability remains at 24 year low

by Staff Reporter • 18 Aug 2008
The index inched up 0.3 per cent in the quarter but was still 6 per cent lower than the same time last year. In... READ MORE

Lending competition healthy: RBA

by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008
In its submission to the committee’s Inquiry into Competition in the Banking and Non-Banking Sectors, the RBA... READ MORE

Baby-boomers push younger borrowers from property market

by Staff Reporter • 15 Aug 2008
The report – derived from research by Roy Morgan – found that older Australians, buoyed by strong... READ MORE

Business credit slumps

by Staff Reporter • 12 Aug 2008
The result is down from 17 per cent six months ago. Variable interest rates on large business loans had increased... READ MORE
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